Patek Philippe "Twenty Four Rosegold" - 34 Diamanten 0,66 ct

Jaquet Droz The Charming Bird Automaton Watch Sings And Dances
Museum objects produced by Jaquet Droz and his contemporaries (seen here) in the 18th century often take the form of automaton birds geared to emulate in eerie detail actual birds complete with movement and sound. Bird songs were produced by moving a piston style tube in and out of a shaft rapidly. A small air hole would whistle, sounding remarkably like a real bird. The mechanical bird figurines were designed to often have moving heads, wings, and even beaks. These machines were often parts of ornate clocks.For the first time ever, Jaquet Droz has produced a miniature automaton bird small enough to put into a timepiece. The Charming Bird watch features a bubble in the sapphire crystal for the bird, and a mechanical bird call to reproduce the sounds of a bird song. The remarkable movement developed by Jaquet Droz is exactly what the brand should have been working on from day one. Jaquet Droz smartly designed The Charming Bird with an open movement architecture so that the entire mechan

Vancouver Paneristi GTG 2011
The Q&D's as Nelson and Paul had the DSLR's going faster then I could absorb info and snap with the iPhone.Date January 15Kirin Restaurant located in downtown Vancouver Organizer Jwon Suh did a fantastic job with venue, sponsorship, and taking the initiative of making this first 'Risti event happen. Awesome signs posted throughout by Wade.Name tags came in handy for meeting the new and remembering the regulars from previous gatherings. In addition, the out of town guests from south of the border (Seattle Paneristi forum regulars et al) made this event extra special.Lia, Nelson & ShannonSam designed and had the GTG shirts printed in two days!Joan, Ray, Lisa, MikeWhen the 30+ guests sat down for the set course menu, we begin to realize it's more about the people and their lives that makes GTG's so enjoyable! Of course it doesn't hurt to sprinkle the various Panerai references in between each course being served!Vic's 359!Joan's Radiomir with alarmCalvin's 217Lisa trying on Mar

Not many Breitling fans here?
Seems like Breitling isn't very popular on this forum. I visit other places and it gets more attention. I know this is a Rolex forum but just the same I wear more than just Rolex.Unfortunately my Colt is getting serviced and my new Chronomat should be here this week so no pictures for the moment.I like Breitling how about you?

A space age way to look at the time...
Yesterday, I walked into Feldmar's, a truly great AD in Los Angeles. Browsing the Breitling display case, I spotted a handsome Navitimer...Not just any Navitimer, but a limited edition Cosmonaute, a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Mercury mission in which Astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the earth three times aboard the Aurora 7 capsule. During that historic flight, he wore a manual wound Breitling Navitimer, but with a 24 hour display.The 2012 Cosmonaute is a also manual winding watch, with Breitling's own B02 movement and a 24 hour display. The Aurora 7 insignia is engraved on the case back. This particular Cosmonaute had the black leather strap with the deployment clasp. Very handy and extremely comfortable.Around 1973, as a little boy, I stood at my father's side in a New York City Jewelry store on the Upper West Side while he purchased an Omega Speedmaster Professional. My father showed me the engraving on that manual winding watch's caseback---which proclaimed

Finally, a second watch (the process)
I purchased a white Explorer II (16570) back in 2010. It's a watch I love and wear daily. I finally got an itch (and the means) to add a second watch to my collection. After doing some preliminary research simply based on aesthetics and a very general sense of pricing, I had it narrowed down to AP Royal Oak, VC Overseas, IWC Portuguese 7 days or Habring2 Doppel 3.I then researched the specific models more closely. I quickly found that the AP and VC models I was interested in were above my budget (not altogether unexpected). I quickly realized the IWC 7 days that I really wanted was the rose gold with grey dial; again, above my budget. That left me with the Doppel 3. It fit my budget and I liked the grey dial model. BUT, the only place I could source one was not expecting a grey Doppel 3 until May 2016. I was extremely close to putting a deposit down on it and waiting it out, but I decided to hit the non-Rolex sales forum one last time to see if I could find anything that caught my eye